Gigar

Gigar ( Ethiop . ጊጋር; * around 1745) was from June 3, 1821 to April 1826 and from April 1826 to June 18, 1830 Negus Negest ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia and is considered a member of the Solomon dynasty .

Its exact ancestry is partly uncertain. Although he was undisputedly regarded as the descendant of the dynasty on the male line during his lifetime, at least two conflicting family trees exist in the sources. Accordingly, he was on the one hand the son of Iyasu II and thus the brother of Joas I , and on the other hand the son of Giyorgis Manfeasked, son of Gabre, son of Mammo and descendant of the emperor Fasilides .

Gigar joined the priesthood early. At the age of 17 he was taken out of his shadowy existence and after the death of Joas II he was proclaimed monarch.

He was mostly a figurehead and became emperor through Ras Marye von Begemder , chief of the Oromo . Haile Maryam dethroned him in April 1826 and set Ba'eda Mariam III. on the throne. After a few days, however, Gigar was brought back to his post by Ras Marye.

After Marye was killed on February 14, 1831 in the battle of Debre Abbay against Sabagadis from Tigray, his successor and brother, Ras Dori , deposed Gigar.

Individual evidence

1. ^ EA Wallis Budge: A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia . Anthropological Publications, 1928, p. 481 (Oosterhout, The Netherlands 1970). Budge regards him as the son of Iyasu and brother of Joas.

predecessor	Office	successor
Joash II	Emperor of Ethiopia 1821 - 1830	Iyasu II.